WHAT: A panel discussion -- “Stem Cell
Research: Science, Ethics & Public Policy” –
sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s
Department of Medical Ethics and Center for Bioethics, represents the
first time that the new national regulations on stem cell research will
be discussed.

WHO: Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, Chair of Penn’s Department
of Medical Ethics and Director of the Center for Bioethics, will moderate
the panel discussion.

Serving as distinguished panelists will be: John D. Gearhart,
PhD, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine; James C. Greenwood, former Congressman and
currently President of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO);
Jonathan D. Moreno, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Ethics
and Director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of
Virginia; and David Magnus, PhD, Director of the Stanford
Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University.

Members of the media are requested to register in advance by calling
Rebecca Harmon, at (215) 349-5660.

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PENN Medicine is a $2.7 billion enterprise dedicated
to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and
high-quality patient care. PENN Medicine consists of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation’s
first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Penn’s School of Medicine is ranked #3 in the nation for receipt
of NIH research funds; and ranked #4 in the nation in U.S. News &
World Report’s most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical
schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the School
of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training
of the next generation of physician-scientists and leaders of academic
medicine.

Penn Health System is comprised of: its flagship hospital, the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania, consistently rated one of the nation’s
“Honor Roll” hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Pennsylvania
Hospital, the nation's first hospital; Presbyterian Medical Center; a
faculty practice plan; a primary-care provider network; two multispecialty
satellite facilities; and home health care and hospice.